Apple Peeler/Corer

purpleivy

Has anyone used one of these?   Does anyone have any experience of whether the cheaper ones are adequate or whether I should be looking at a more expensive one? 

ETA, fancying one with a proper screw on clamp rather than a suction one. 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/283013444173 

Keithy13

I have one of these (looks exactly like the one in the link). I use it every year to prepare the apples from my trees usually about 2 crisp boxes full. Works really well. You are correct though a clamp would be much better, I use a G clamp to fix mine to the table. 

Rosa_Damascena

I guess it might have a purpose if there is an industrial glut of apples but generally (and this applies to lots of fancy kitchen gadgets) a sharp knife will do.

PollyWollyDoodle

True if you’re just making an apple crumble, but when I had several apple trees and wanted to process as much as possible for the freezer, it would have taken ages. 

I bought one from Lakeland, similar design, and it was invaluable.  You still need to chop/slice them but it saves a lot of time.  

Rosa_Damascena

PollyWollyDoodle said:

True if you’re just making an apple crumble, but when I had several apple trees and wanted to process as much as possible for the freezer, it would have taken ages. 

I bought one from Lakeland, similar design, and it was invaluable.  You still need to chop/slice them but it saves a lot of time.  

Having a viable fruit tree with an unblemished yield would make it worth the investment, I agree!

Floss

purpleivy said:

Has anyone used one of these?   Does anyone have any experience of whether the cheaper ones are adequate or whether I should be looking at a more expensive one? 

ETA, fancying one with a proper screw on clamp rather than a suction one. 

Definitely go for the clamp one - and if it slices as well as peels & cores, even better!

Topher

PollyWollyDoodle said:

True if you’re just making an apple crumble, but when I had several apple trees and wanted to process as much as possible for the freezer, it would have taken ages. 

I bought one from Lakeland, similar design, and it was invaluable.  You still need to chop/slice them but it saves a lot of time.  

The one I have does a spiral slice at the same time as peeling so no need for slicing and chopping after the apple comes out.

PollyWollyDoodle

Yes sorry mine spirals, I’d forgotten that - just need to chop them. Sadly I no longer have apple trees so it hasn’t been used for a while. 

RAS

Great if you want to dehydrate apples,  just one cut to make half moons that are easy to load. And adjusts well to different sizes.

sarah1972

I use this one https://www.amazon.co.uk/Electric-Peelers-Automatic-Rotating-Vegetables/dp/B07S6JZKDR/ref=sr_1_6?adgrpid=52844468563&hvadid=259034928465&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=1006742&hvnetw=g&hvqmt=e&hvrand=4249155202588143553&hvtargid=kwd-489107432072&hydadcr=18484_1816606&keywords=potato+peeling+machine&qid=1705499236&sr=8-6

greyteam1959

😁😁
Just love that !!
By the time you have set that electric gizmo up & then cleaned it afterwards I could have peeled ten apples.